More consensuses were pooled, fostering bilateral friendly cooperation into a new stage

Altogether 9 current and former state leaders were presented the events, including Vice Premier of the State Council Zhang Gaoli, Mr. Chen Zhu, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress and Chairman of Red Cross Society of China, and Madam Gu Xiulian, Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress and Chairwoman of the China-ASEAN Association from the Chinese side, His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen of Cambodia, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh of Vietnam, First Deputy Prime Minister Askar Mamin of Kazarkhstan, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay SIPHANDONE of Lao PDR, and former deputy prime minister Korn Dabaransi of Thailand from the ASEAN side and beyond.

More tangible business outcomes have been produced, conductive to upgrading the China-ASEAN FTA

Richer economic and trade outcomes: As a new exhibition hall, Hall E, has been put into use, more booths are accommodated. 8 ASEAN member countries set up their independent commodity pavilions, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. 2709 enterprises from home and aboard join the 14th CAEXPO as exhibitors. All these figures are larger than those of the previous session. 80 business and investment promotion programs have been arranged during the fair period, reaping rich fruits. Promotion conferences of ASEAN countries, the CAEXPO special partner and Chinese provinces and cities, the CAEXPO Roundtable Meeting on Investment Cooperation and Promotion Conference on ASEAN Industrial Parks, a business networking event with Chinese economic and commercial counselors in the ASEAN countries and many other events have been hosted, helping put more investment cooperation project into place.

CABIS: A more effective platform for business exchanges between China and ASEAN

The 14th CABIS has more effectively represented the business communities of China and the 10 ASEAN countries to the political dignitaries. After hosting a series of sideline programs and events, including the Roundtable Dialogue between Brunei leader and Chinese CEOs, the China-ASEAN Business Leaders' Forum, the Networking Program for China-ASEAN E-commerce Platform and the Symposium on China-ASEAN Commercial Law Cooperation, the Summit has promoted P-to-B dialogues, arranged project owners to talk with potential investors and helped enterprises establish partnership with their international counterparts in economy, trade, investment, connectivity and production capacity, etc.

The CAEXPO grows more influential within the region and beyond

210 mainstream and industry media from home and aboard have sent 1442 journalists to cover the 14th CAEXPO, including 116 journalists from 70 media of ASEAN and other countries. News coverage focused on the progress made in upgrading of the China-ASEAN FTA and enormous business opportunities that will be created by the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Many media had live broadcast on the opening ceremony. All the visiting state leaders highly commented on the 14th CAEXPO when addressing the opening ceremony.